Ambassador tells of German-U.S. reaitions
BY WAYNE WALLEY
Staff Writer Confident, poised and choo ing his words delicately, the ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United States said that this is the time “to tell Americans our friendship in the United States is unchanged."
Flanked by two security guards, Berndt von Staden, the ambassador since 1973, spoke Monday evening to an audience in Hancock Auditorium about German-American cooperation in a time of challenge.
At least 150 persons heard the ambassador’s speech, which was jointly sponsored by the Departments of German, of Political Science and the School of In-
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ternational Relations.
Well-mannered and self-assured, Von Staden warned in advance that “diplomats are not university professors. The difference is that professors tell the whole truth. Diplomats only tell what they want you to know.” The ambassador stressed that relations have never been as good as at the present, but cited East-West relations, the Atlantic Alliance, European integration and detente as the basic problems of today.
“Detente is the most important problem we have because from its success is the question of whether peace will be maintained,” Von Staden said.
His wife, the former Wendi von Neurath, was a student here in
the early 1950s and convinced the ambassador to speak here as a part of his visit to the West Coast.
The German consulate in Washington, D.C.; Harold von Hofe, interim dean of the Graduate School; and the sponsoring departments were all responsible for the ambassador’s visit.
After his speech, a small group joined the ambassador in Hancock Museum.
“It is important I travel around in order to contribute to the knowledge of our country and as important for me to learn about the United States,” the ambassador said about the purpose of his visit.
“I want to find out what people
feel and think so I can tell my government what the situation is. You can never do so if you only stay in Washington.”
He said Watergate and the resignation of former President Richard M. Nixon has had no effect on German American rela tions, but because of his delicate position could not relate any personal views.
In regard to the university’s reputation in Germany, the ambassador said the university is not as well known as the East Coast schools because of proximity, but he said things may change.
“I think there will be growing connections to the West Coast from Germany which will help
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University of Southern California
Volume LXVII, No. 118	Los Angeles, California Wednesday, April 30,1975
Efforts to obtain loans for non-Californians hindered
BY MARC NOWADNICK
Staff Writer
A university administrator’s rigorous promises to help out-of-state students get federal loans were muted Monday when he was told of government regulations preventing special arrangements with lending institutions.
William G. Wagner, dean ofthe Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, made the assurances to students this semester after an informal enrollment committee reduced the amount of the university scholarship a-vailable to a nonresident ft-om $2,900 to $1,900
The decrease was to be offset by $1,000 Federally Insured Student Loans and $400 increases in awards offered by the government’s Basic Opportunity. Grants program.
In the past it has been extremely difficult for out-of-state students to obtain federal loans. Local financiers referred nonresidents to lending institutions in their home states, and few of those handled the program.
“No one around here is going to set up a situation where students are left in a bind like that.” Wagner had told students.
“We’ll find some way of dealing with it,” he said.
Wagner’s plan was to make special arrangements with lending institutions. He didn’t know that his options had been severely limited by Title 45 of The U.S. Code of Regulations.
The regulation restricts the university to standard banking procedures. If the administration offered a lender a special inducement, such as a large deposit in a noninterest account, both the university and the financial institution could be penalized.
When Wagner was told ofTitle 45. he revised his earlier statement to say "The university will make special efforts to convince lending institutions such loans are appropriate.”
But Wayne Baker, vice-president of specialized loans for the Bank of America, said major lenders have indicated :hat all students will have an equal, if not slightly more difficult, problem obtaining fed-
eral funds for the 1975-76 academic year.
Bank of America handles 55% of the Federally Insured Student Loan business in California and a large portion nationally.
“The major question is how many lenders will still be around,” Baker said. Many will no longer handle the student loan program.
Due to high interest rates, financiers were losing money by investing in the loans, and they also had to cope with increased administrative and collection costs. Severe government penalties could be imposed if mistakes were made.
Baker also said that most lending institutions regard special programs with universities as difficult to manage.
“If a school gets involved, we can’t make it profitable,’’ he said.
Baker’s comments were generally echoed by executives of other lending institutions, including Wells Fargo Bank and Security Pacific Bank.
Wagner was asked why the decision to reduce out-of-state students’ gift aid was made.
“The university policy is to give the greatest number of people assistance with the funds available” he said.
Wagner was asked why such a major change in award composition is implemented with students who have been at the university and made a commitment, instead of with new students.
He said the result ofthe alternatives could be harmful to all students.
“It may be that there would be fewer students able to attend the university which would bring in less money for everyone,” he said.
Another source of debate is a student recruitment approach which guarantees a new state scholar the difference between the maximum state scholarship ($2,500) and tuition ($3,240) for the coming year.
This should increase the number of state scholarship recipients entering the university by an estimated 300.
A similar program brought in 478 more state scholars this academic year.
All current state scholarship recipients may receive a maximum of $2,900 in combined university and state gift aid.
This means a new in-state student may receive up to $3,240 in university and state scholarships, but a renewal student can only get a maximum of $2,900 or $340 less.
Wagner said a key point in making this policy was that entering freshmen were considered less able to provide for their college expenses, as compared to students who had been here for a year or two and had more power in the job market.
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Joe Richards, flower man extraordinaire, offered passersby flowers with a song Tuesday. Richards was a guest flower seller at the car outside the University Bookstore. He has been selling flowers and singing four days a week at the Century City Plaza for the last four years. DT photo by Shuji Ito.
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Resignation of flute professor draws protests from students
BY JOCELYN WARFIELD
Campus Staff Writer
Just how much students have to say about the hiring and firing practices of the university could be determined by the decision as to whether the School of Music will rehire an assistant professor who was asked to resign in December.
David Shostac, a flute teacher in charge of several campus musical groups, was judged as not fulfilling the obligations of his job and was given the option of resigning or being dismissed.
Shostac chose to resign, effective at the end ofthe spring semester. He could have appealed the decision to several faculty and administrative committees but did not do so.
The School of Music said Shostac was accepting too much outside work and neglecting some of his teaching duties.
The dismissal was based on a stipulation in the 1974-75Faculty Handbook that says, “The university assumes that each full-time staff member owes primary professional allegiance to the university and that he/she will be alert to the possibility that outside obligations, financial interest or employment can affect the objectivity of decisions as a member of the university community.”
The matter appeared to be settled until some of Shostac’s students heard of the situation. Those dissatisfied with the decision circulated a petition voicing objections to the forced resignation.
The petition was signed by 20 students, and copies were given to Robert Marsteller, professor and acting chairman of wind and percussion; Brandon Mehrle, assistant dean of the School of Performing Arts; Grant Beglarian, dean of the
School of Performing Arts; noward Rarig, director ofthe School of Music; President John R. Hubbard, and the Board of Trustees.
Hubbard and the Board of Trustees failed to reply, but there were several subsequent meetings between students and administrators ofthe School of Music.
At present two ot the petition’s circulators, Miriam Grisso and Patricia Wells, both graduate students in the school, have given up hopes of Shostac’s being rehired on a full-time basis.
However, they said they believe he may be allowed to teach part-time since part-time instructors are allowed more outside interests.
"Rarig said he would recommend Shostac »Oi any part-time positions that may open up,” Wells said. “Although nothing is finalized, we re hopeful about the part-time possibility. The number of flute students keeps climbing, so we’ll soon need another professor.”
Rarig said, "Despite oui interest m the democratic process. I can't guarantee students that their every wish will be fulfilled.”
He did say, however, the possibility that Shostac would be rehired looks doubtful at this point.
“I don’t think he'll be needed under our present circumstances. All are positions are filled.” he said.
“In addition, he may have unwittingly accummu-lated more notoriety than he deserves. He'd be under a cloud after all this. The department would rather depart from the matter and be free of it.”
Wells said students are frustrated and think they are being cheated out of expert instruction.
“We’ve been talkingto everyone and they've been
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